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Free Webinar - The AI Authoring Advantage: Balancing Speed and Substance in Course Creation

Sponsored by Quality Matters

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 7, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Description

Generative AI tools have revolutionized content creation, making it faster and more efficient than ever. But AI’s potential extends far beyond just speed — it has the power to fundamentally...

Webinar: Supporting Queer & Transgender Online Learners: Understanding Anti-DEI & LGBTQ+ Legislation

Part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series

Location

Online

Date & Time

March 4, 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

Since 2022, legislative attacks on the LGBTQ+ community have more than doubled, with laws introduced in at least 47 states targeting queer and transgender individuals, particularly in education....

Webinar: AI Design Challenge: Make Your Own Instructional Design Tool

Part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 27, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

In 2023, a large university’s learning and teaching center within the engineering department began experimenting with large language models (LLMs) for various instructional design tasks. By early...

Webinar: Using AI Subject Matter Experts and Simulations to Crack the Code of ID Skill Development

Part of the OLC Accelerate 2024 Best-in-Track webinar series

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 13, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Traditionally, ID programs emphasize technical skills and theoretical knowledge, often unable to address the practical, interpersonal competencies essential for real-world consulting and client...

Free Webinar: Incorporating Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) into Course Design and Delivery

Learn more about Faculty Engagement in Online Learning

Location

Online

Date & Time

January 21, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Integrating Regular and Substantive Interaction (RSI) into online course design and delivery brings meaningful engagement between instructors and students which aids in student success and is...

Exploring the Potential of AI in Blackboard Ultra: Enhancing Discussion Assignments and Rubric Design in Higher Education (Maryland Blackboard Users Group)

National Distance Learning Week 2024

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 7, 2024, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Join the Maryland Blackboard Users Group for an insightful session on integrating artificial intelligence (AI) tools in Blackboard Ultra to enhance course design, student engagement, and grading. ...

Enhancing Student Engagement with AI Conversations: Socratic Engagement & Roleplaying in Ultra Courses

National Distance Learning Week 2024

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 4, 2024, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Join Instructional Technology for an exploration of Ultra’s new AI Conversations -- featuring Socratic questioning and roleplaying powered by AI to support responsible use of AI. In this session,...